Thinner deer in southwest Pennsylvania
12/5/2024 6:00:58 PM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
AFFECTED AREAS:
Allegheny County, PA
Armstrong County, PA
Beaver County, PA
Butler County, PA
Cambria County, PA
Clarion County, PA
Clearfield County, PA
Fayette County, PA
Greene County, PA
Indiana County, PA
Jefferson County, PA
Somerset County, PA
Venango County, PA
Washington County, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
Start Date: 6/10/2024
- End Date: 11/30/2024
Although Pennsylvania game officials thought that the drought would not affect hunting, a Westmoreland County processor has noticed a difference in the size and quality of antlers and the amount of quality meat that has been returned to archery hunters. Does have not had as much body fat.
“They’re just not really yielding meat they would have in the past,” she said, blaming the dry weather for limited food supplies.
A board member with the Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League agreed that the deer were thinner than usual.
TRIBLive (Tarentum, Pa.), Nov 30, 2024
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